Table 3.1 National and provincial coefficients of variation (%), 2006

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Variable (at the family level unless otherwise stated) N.L. P.E.I. N.S. N.B. Que. Ont. Man. Sask. Alta. B.C. Canada
Median total income 2.7 2.9 2.6 1.9 1.2 1.1 1.8 2.2 1.3 2.2 0.6
Median market income 2.6 3.6 2.4 2.1 1.6 1.6 2.1 1.8 1.7 2.1 0.9
Median wages and salaries 2.9 3.7 3.2 2.4 2.2 1.4 2.3 2.8 1.5 2.3 0.6
Median EI benefits 5.4 6.2 9.0 6.7 4.6 4.6 9.9 11.5 12.1 8.8 2.7
Median social assistance 11.1 15.5 7.2 6.8 5.0 3.6 16.3 16.9 7.9 14.7 4.1
Median other income 25.0 23.8 19.6 9.8 8.9 7.0 1.6 15.7 10.1 10.2 4.6
Number under LICO after tax 10.0 15.6 11.4 10.8 6.3 6.6 9.7 6.4 5.4 6.8 0.3
Counts of employed people 1.7 2.2 1.1 1.5 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.3 0.6